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    Should I stop Prednisone?

    Hi, I'm currently on Cimzia & 10 mg of pred a day. I was in the hospital for a partial obstruction over Halloween, and have been tapering off the pred since then. My question - I was supposed to be done w/ the pred around the beginning of December and should have started budesonide. I have...
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    Pentasa! Is it worth the expense??

    Hi All, I'm paying $40/month for Pentasa. I've been taking it for 3 years and flaring pretty much the whole time (except for when I was pregnant or on pred). I'm having a hard time justifying the expense. Has anyone just quit it? It doesn't seem to do anything! I'm going to discuss this...
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    Therapist telling me Crohn's is Psychosomatic

    Okay, so I went to a counselor in May because I was under a lot of stress. I had a baby at the end of February, my Crohn's flared about 2 weeks after he was born, my husband isn't dealing well with my illness and we were fighting a lot and I was just stressed out. SO .. I decide to go see an...
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    Cimzia Side Effects

    I just had my 2nd loading dose of Cimzia on Monday and I've been a wreck ever since. I thought I was having a bad flare and maybe a cold or something but now I think it's cimzia related. I've had worsening chills, fatigue, dizziness, nausea and gut pain all week. I had a killer headache for two...
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    Remicade or Cimzia??

    So a few questions .. Does anyone prefer Cimzia to Remicade? Is one considered better than the other one?? I've been on Remicade for a little over a year and I'm not sure if it has ever really helped me. I have weird symptoms (not a lot of D, just pain and really bad fatigue). I started...
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    Advice Needed

    Hi everyone and thanks in advance for reading my post. I am having some issues and I'm not sure what to do. I've had pretty constant abdominal pain all week. In the past, the pain was more acute and localized to either the right or left side, not both sides. This has been pretty much nonstop...
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    Nursing on prednisone

    Hi! Has anyone nursed while taking pred? I have a 2 month old who I'm exclusively breastfeeding. So far we've done great but shortly after he was born I relapsed. I started back on Remicade, but it's not 'kicked in' yet. I've read conflicting info on breastfeeding while taking pred, so I was...
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    C-Section on Remicade or other Immunosuppressant

    Has anyone had a c-section while on Remicade or another immunosuppressant? I'm hoping to have a natural childbirth, but I think talking to someone who has had a c-section and was on Remicade might help me relax in case I did need a cesarean. For those of you that had a c-section on Remicade...
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    One a day instead of Pentasa?

    Hi! Someone posted or I read an article somewhere that mentioned a new med that replaced Pentasa and was only taken once a day. I have a friend with a 12 year old who's really bad about taking his meds, and I told her I'd try to find out the name of the one a day pills. Can anyone help me? I...
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    To All My Pregnant Crohnies!

    When are you due? I'm due 2/22/12 with a little boy. I was worried about him possibly being underweight because of the pred I was on during the 1st tri, but the doc says he's most likely a big baby judging by how I'm measuring. I'm having circulatory problems (like .. I can't feel my arms...
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    Remicade & Germaphobia!

    Ok, I admit it. I'm almost 6 months pregnant and that MIGHT have a bit to do with this new found germaphobia. That doesn't change the fact that we touch some pretty icky stuff on a daily basis. I'd like to run this by ya'll though and get your opinion. I signed up for a prenatal yoga class...
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    Crohnies awesome? Coincidence? I think not!

    So, I don't have a TON of forum experience, but since being diagnosed w/ Crohn's and getting pregnant I've spent a lot of time on message boards. I don't know if it's a result of dealing with a chronic illness or what, but the people I've interacted with on this forum have easily been the most...
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    Helllllo again!

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    Remicade .. Finances .. Help?!

    Hi, I was diagnosed with Crohn's last November, and since then have tried Asacol,Pentasa,Entocort and Prednisone. I'm currently on 30mg of Pred and 4000mg of Pentasa a day. It's helping some but I still have a lot of gut pain and fatigue. I don't really have much D and I definitely have...
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    Pred & Sore Throat

    Hi Everyone! I'm on prednisone for the 2nd time since I was diagnosed last year. This time I'm not having the energy i felt while taking it last time. In fact, I woke up this morning w a really painful sore throat. Is this a common pred side effect? Should I call my doc? This is day 5 of 40...
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    My First Post ..

    Hi, First of all, I'm Jenn. I'm 33 years old, married, and live in Austin, TX. I joined this group in the hopes that talking to people with similar issues would help me deal with my Crohn's. I was diagnosed September 2010, following a bachelorette party that ended in a trip to the ER. I...
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